Ghana Jollof TikTok: ‘Nurse was unlawfully detained before arraignment’ – Lawyer
Lawyer for detained senior nursing officer Salomey Awity Baffoe, Enoch Afoakwah, has challenged the court’s decision to remand his client for two weeks, arguing that she had already spent several days in custody before being arraigned. According to Mr Afoakwah, Baffoe was arrested on Saturday night but was only brought before the court on Wednesday, […]
Senior nursing officer Salomey Awity Baffoe's lawyer, Enoch Afoakwah, has raised concerns over her unlawful detention before arraignment. Baffoe was arrested on Saturday night but only appeared before the court on Wednesday, a timeline that defies the constitutional requirement of bringing an arrested person before a court within 48 hours.
Afoakwah claims the state failed to apprehend Baffoe from Saturday night through Tuesday before arraigning her on Wednesday. The lawyer also expressed disappointment that the court did not consider his arguments on Baffoe's status as a mother of three, including the welfare of her four-year-old child. The defense questioned why Baffoe remains in custody when the prosecution alleged the person behind the "Ghana Jollof" TikTok account was currently in the United Kingdom.
Baffoe has pleaded not guilty to the charge of abetting the publication of false news, with the defense emphasizing the need for the prosecution to prove its case.
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